Railway-rail joint.



PATENTED JULY 18. 1905.

T N TL .0 J 0 n A R AY .A WW L I A R APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1905.

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RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,915, dated July 18, 1905. Application filed January 3, 1905. Serial No. 239,396.

To all, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER ASB ERY ZELoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail-joints; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and eflicient means whereby the meeting ends of rails may be securely held together without the use of fish-plates. and comprises rails, the flange of one adapted to overlap that of the other and to receive bolts or spikes passed through registering apertures in the overlapping sections of the rails and securely held to the ties. The invention consists, further, in certain details of construction and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this application, and in which drawings-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a section of a railway, showing the meeting ends of two rails made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of one end of a rail, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other meeting end of a rail.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and A designate two rails, one end of said rail A being cut away at one end, leaving a flat flanged portion B extending from side to sideand provided with apertures O for the reception of spikes or other fastening means. The tread portion of the rail terminates at the point D at right angles to the flange, and the rail A has its flanged portion upwardly bent at E,

forming a sufficient space underneath the bent portion E and the meeting end of a rail to admit the flanged portion B of the other rail, in the manner shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Apertures E are formed in the flange of the rail A and are adapted to register with the apertures C shown in Fig. 5. hen the two meeting ends of a rail are overlapped, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the tread-surface of the rail is in the same plane and the end of the flangeBof the rail A will be held from movement in one direction by the bent portion E, while in the opposite direction the end of the rail A will contact with the tread of the rail A. By spiking the overlapping ends of the rails in the manner shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, it will be observed that the parts of the two rails will be securely held from longitudinal and side movement and securely held to a tie Without the use of fish-plates, which necessitate bolts and nuts, which are frequently getting loose.

While I have shown a particular form of apparatus illustrating my invention, it will be understood that I may vary the shape and detailed construction of the ties, if desired, without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A railway-rail joint comprising, in combination with a rail having its tread and Web portion cut away with the flange extending beyond the web, a second rail, the under surface of which has an offset equal to the thickness of said projecting flange, the web portion of said rail which has an offset being imperforate and solid and the end thereof adapted to bear against the web and tread of the other rail, the flanges of the meeting ends of the rails having registering apertures, and fastening means passing through said apertures and engaging the ties, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER ASBERY ZELCH.

WVitnesses:

FRANK R. DU'ITON, EDGAR H. TRICK. 

